[P1] Apple Pro speakers adapter

[Scott Warren]

The speakers are "powered" speakers where the outer ring supplies power 
while the mini jack supplies the sound "data".  Standard 
plugs/jacks/adapters don't work so well with them.... what, apple make 
something proprietary??

On Friday, December 5, 2003, at 10:58  AM, John wrote:

> Charles,
> I'm not sure I understand what you are looking for. Can't you just go 
> to
> Radio Shack and get a stereo minijack extension cable? I use them on my
> headphones all the time. A 20ft. Cable costs about $10. Sounds as 
> though a
> shorter one would do the job for you. Am I misreading what you need?
> Cheers,
> John
>
>
> On 12/5/03 8:40 AM, "Charles Pearce" <charlesp at ksu.edu> wrote:
>
>> On Dec 5, 2003, at 5:59 AM, Marc van Gemert wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Anyway, I've got two Apple Pro speakers. I need an adapter to connect
>>> Apple Pro
>>> speakers to a regular mini jack outlet. Is such a thing available, if
>>> so
>>> what am I looking for?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Marc
>>
>> I don't think so. I've looked all over for some kind of thing that
>> would allow me to attach an extension cable. I like to keep my G4 
>> tower
>> on the floor and put the speakers on the table and the cable that 
>> comes
>> with the speaker is just barely long enough to allow this. When I pull
>> the tower out to plug something into the back or for other reasons, I
>> almost always forget that the speaker cables are taut and usually yank
>> the plug out, bending it in the process. Thus, my search. If you find
>> anything--and I mean anything--let me know, won't you? Thanks.
>>
>> Charles Pearce <charlesp at ksu.edu>
>>
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